Thursday, July 10, 2008

Under the Porch


The “Peeves” project involves three teams… two from BBPC and one from the North Prairie Methodist Church in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. Our teams, Peeves II and III, include Kelly Friedrich, Linda Owens, Sue Friedrich, Justin Jackson, Sara Flannelly, Matt Crawford, Lou Bruno, Lee Goodson, Big John Casale, Steve Yacik, Linda Ferreira, and Samantha Bruno.

We are sitting under our new porch in the pouring rain, Kelly is giving Matt a tattoo with a Sharpie marker. It’s a lightning bolt. There is lots of lightning here.

It doesn’t look as though the rain is going to give up and we are debating whether to start back working again. Our morning went well. It seems like today has been our most productive day, even despite the thunder storms.

Our house needs a lot more work to be done and the rain has been quite frustrating. But is surely hasn’t stopped our spirit as we joke and laugh under the porch. For some of us though, this may be our last time on ASP and the rain reminds us of how beautiful these misty mountains are and how sad we will be to leave them.
Perhaps the storm is breaking now, but the rain has given us an opportunity to reflect on and remember the bonds we have made with one another, and how valuable our friendships really are.

Sara Flannelly

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